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Russ Brown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Brown (May 30, 1892; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964; Englewood, New Jersey) was an American Tony Award-winning actor…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Brown (May 30, 1892; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 19, 1964; Englewood, New Jersey) was an American Tony Award-winning actor of stage and film. Brown, a stage actor for decades, is best remembered by audiences as Captain Brackett in South Pacific (which he repeated in the movie version) and for his performances as 'Benny Van Buren' in the stage/film version of Damn Yankees in 1958, and the following year as park caretaker George Lemon in the classic courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Murder (1959). For his stage performance in "Damn Yankees!", he earned Broadway's Tony Award in 1956, as did actor Ray Walston, actress Gwen Verdon and her choreographer husband Bob Fosse, among others, all for the same Tony Award-winning musical.
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1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1963
The Cardinal
Movie Dr. Heller
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1963
Vacation Playhouse
TV show Captain Gibson
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1962
Advise & Consent
Movie Night Watchman Mike
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1961
The Dick Powell Show
TV show Isaiah
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1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie George Lemon
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1959
It Happened to Jane
Movie Uncle Otis
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1958
Damn Yankees
Movie Benny Van Buren
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1958
South Pacific
Movie Capt. J.M. Brackett, USN
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1940
Millionaire Playboy
Movie Mr. Bob Norman
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1938
Air Parade
Movie Mr Brittlebottle
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1936
Boy, Oh Boy
Movie Jimmy Higgins
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1935
Sweet Surrender
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1934
The Love Captive
Movie Larry Chapman
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1934
Let's Talk It Over
Movie Bill
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1934
Moulin Rouge
Movie Joe
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1928
A Laugh or Two
Movie Self
